Resources for Parents
As you make healthcare choices for your baby, reliable information is your best ally. Here you can find recent news and recommended reading from experts in the field.
Vaccine Schedule Tool
In order to help you keep track of all the vaccines your child needs, Vaccinate Your Baby has created an application that can be downloaded to either your computer or smart phone that will automatically generate a customized schedule for children up to the age of 6 and send you reminders when it's time to schedule your child's next doctor's appointment.
Bookmark
Help your children understand why they need vaccines at the doctor by downloading a bookmark filled with fun zoo animals.
Books
Recommended reading for parents learning about vaccines and disease prevention.
Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All
By Paul A. Offit, MD
The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear
By Seth Mnookin
Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure
By Paul A. Offit, MD
Baby 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby's First Year
By Ari Brown, MD and Denise Fields
The Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis
By Paul A. Offit, MD
Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion
By Mic Fitzpatrick
Do Vaccines Cause That?! A Guide for Evaluating Vaccine Safety Concerns
By Martin G. Myers, MD and Diego Pineda
Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism
By Richard Roy Grinker
Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases
By Paul A. Offit, MD
Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver
By Arthur Allen
Vaccines
By Stanley A. Plotkin, MD, Walter A. Orenstein, MD and Paul A. Offit, MD
Vaccines: What You Should Know
By Paul A. Offit, MD and Louis M. Bell, MD
What to Expect Guide to Immunizations
By Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
Other Resources
Easing Baby Pain After Vaccine Shots
The Chart (CNN)
Vaccine Safety Resource for Parents
Vaccine studies: Examine the evidence
American Academy of Pediatrics
Too Many Vaccines? What You Should Know
Thimerosal: What you should know
Aluminum in Vaccines: What you should know
The Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why Is It Like That?
American Academy of Pediatrics information about vaccine schedules
Clear Answers & Smart Advice About Your Baby's Shots
By Ari Brown, MD. PDF excerpt from the book 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Baby's First Year
The Facts About Childhood Vaccines
CHOP fact sheet on general vaccine safety
Questions and Answers about Vaccine Ingredients
Information about vaccine ingredients from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Vaccines and Autism: What you should know
CHOP fact sheet on vaccines and autism